English Explanatory Dictionary

bump up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To increase something suddenly.
  2. To promote a person to a higher grade.
  3. To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
  4. To bump into something; to collide with something.
  5. To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
  6. To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bump up bumps up bumping up bumped up

Antonyms

bump down
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